The Massac County Patriot bowling teams may have just turned a corner with their performances Saturday at Carterville.

The Lady Patriots basically doubled their win total with Saturday’s effort, and the Patriots have given themselves at least a chance to finish with a .500 record.

For the young programs, it was a watershed afternoon. For the Lady Patriots, Michaela Troutt led them to a third place finish overall behind Carbondale and Centralia and more importantly, all five starters on the varsity team placed in the top 17 scores. Troutt finished sixth overall.

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